Le reel du pendu (1972)

Feature-length documentary filmed in three locations as far apart as possible: Louisiana, Acadia and Quebec, but where Le reel du pendu is played – a musical piece performed on the violin, harmonica and guitar or the accordion for over two hundred years. Through this improvised music of a death row inmate, the spectator is invited to discover for himself “the sound of the French in America”.

• Year: 1972
• Genres: Documentary, Music
• Countries: Canada
• Languages: French
• Runtime: 57 min